The European Association of Science Editors (EASE) is an internationally oriented community of individuals from diverse backgrounds, linguistic traditions and professional experience who share an interest in science communication and editing.

EASE membership offers the following benefits

• A quarterly journal, European Science Editing, featuring articles related to science and editing, book and web reviews, regional and country news, and resources
  
• An electronic forum for exchanging shoptalk and ideas
  
• A major conference every 3 years, in different countries
  
• Seminars and workshops on hot topics
  
• An editors’ handbook covering everything from on-screen editing to office management, peer review, and dealing with the media
• Advertise your courses or services free of charge on the EASE website
• You or your employer may advertise jobs free of charge on the EASE website
   
• An opportunity to meet people from a range of disciplines
• An opportunity to share problems and solutions with kindred spirits
  
• Good networking and contacts for freelancers
  
• The chance to meet international colleagues
  
• A unique learning community and supportive environment
  
• Leads for jobs, training and employment options

EASE offers the opportunity to stay abreast of trends in the rapidly changing environment of scientific publishing, whether traditional or electronic. As an EASE member, you can sharpen your editing, writing and thinking skills; broaden your outlook through encounters with people of different backgrounds and experience, or deepen your understanding of significant issues and specific working tools. Finally, in EASE we have fun and enjoy learning from each other while upholding the highest standards.

Our Members

EASE welcomes members from every corner of the world. They can be found in 50 countries - from Australia to Venezuela by way of China, Russia and many more.

EASE membership cuts across many disciplines and trades. Members work as: commissioning editors, academics, translators, publishers, web and multi-media staff, indexers, graphic designers, statistical editors, science and technical writers, authors' editors, journalists, corporate communicators, technical illustrators, proofreaders and production personnel.

International representation

Armenia	India	Romania
Australia	Indonesia	Russia
Austria	Iran	Saudi Arabia
Bahrain	Ireland	Senegal
Belgium	Israel	Serbia and Montenegro
Brazil	Italy	Singapore
Canada	Jamaica	Slovenia
China (P.R.)	Japan	Spain
Colombia	Kenya	Sweden
Croatia	Korea	Switzerland
Czech Republic	Mexico	Thailand
Denmark	Netherlands	The Philippines
Estonia	New Caledonia	Ukraine
Ethiopia	New Zealand	United Arab Emirates
Finland	Nigeria	United Kingdom
France	Norway	United States of America
Gambia	Pakistan	Venezuela
Georgia	Papua New Guinea
Germany	Poland
Hungary	Portugal

Major conferences

2009 Pisa, Italy
2006 Krakow, Poland
2003 Bath, UK
2003 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (joint meeting with AESE)
2000 Tours, France
1998 Washington, DC, USA (joint meeting with CBE and AESE)
1997 Helsinki, Finland
1994 Budapest, Hungary
1991 Oxford, UK
1989 Ottawa, Canada (joint meeting with CBE and AESE)
1988 Basel, Switzerland
1985 Holmenkollen, Norway
1984 Cambridge, UK
1982 Pau, France

Statutes and Bye-laws of EASE

Download a PDF file that details the Statutes and Bye-laws of EASE

The European Association of Science Editors is a Company Limited by Guarantee - Registered in England and Wales - Company Number 4049507

Registered Office: The Annals of Botany Company - The University of Exeter - Innovation Centre - Rennes Drive - Exeter - EX4 4RN - UK

EASE Secretariat: PO Box 6159 - Reading RG19 9DE - UK; +44 (0)118 970 0322; secretary@ease.org.uk